Whether you are a backer or pre-order customer or are just eyeballing the game, we thought it'd be important to get a FAQ going, since Kickstarter locked down the campaign (including the FAQ there) from edits. We'll do our very best to keep this up-to-date and in return we'd love it if you could kindly try to remind yourselves and each other to check here first before sending Q's over KS, BGG, or email. We absolutely love talking to you all but we'd rather talk about gameplay, theme, rules, etc. than logistics if we can help it.

(Please note: orange font below denotes a question that has already been asked to which we have not yet crafted an answer. Typically we’ll update the FAQ within 24 hours so please check back a day later before asking it again.)

"My preferred language isn’t being printed, but can I expect a PDF download of the rulebook in my language?"

Perhaps. It’s our intention to get as many “hobby translations” of the rulebook as possible. We’ve already begun to request interested hobbyists to volunteer for this. Please take a look at that thread to follow along with the status or submit your skills to assist!

"Including the base game, expansion and add-ons, what will fit in the box?"

It’s our intention to make sure that the base game contents, 5 to 6 player expansion contents, promo packs, snack pack, first player tokens, resource sacks and player sacks all fit into the base game box. We won’t be able to confirm this 100% until we’re dealing with samples from our manufacturer but we have already upped the box size to 250 x 250 x 70mm (the same size as the King of Tokyo box). We also intend to attempt to fit the play mat in as well if we do in fact produce this in linen.

It’s our intention to support sleeved cards. Given the quantity of cards in this game (647 in total, with base game, expansion and promos combined) we have quite the challenge to fit everything for those that went “all in” without creating a ton of empty space for those that did not. We’ll keep backers up-to-date on this topic via Kickstarter updates and we’ll post news here as we progress on this puzzle.

If this is one of your first Kickstarter projects you’ve backed this may be quite confusing. A pledge manager is typically a website made by a third party. Once the campaign is over and the Kickstarter payments have been processed the pledge manager will be opened. All backers will receive a link via email. Following this link, each backer will have access to their specific rewards. They will have the amount they pledged during the campaign as a credit. They can use it to choose their add-ons and pay for shipping.

Totally. The vast majority of rewards and add-ons will be available to you, at the same discounts, as other pledge levels. The only things which are not available are the custom contributions, like leaving a personal message on a good or bad review, or having yourself drawn onto a card. Those rewards will only be available to people who backed at those levels.

You cannot lower your pledge amount in the pledge manager. If you accidentally over-pledged, please apply your excess amount to shipping. We also have a tip jar option available on the pledge manager in the case you want to buy our hard working team here at Quality Beast a round of hipster coffees.

No, but seriously, if you have any issues with your pledge amount please get in touch with us immediately via KS messages or email at growl@qualitybeast.com.

We do not currently have an exact date. We’re aiming at early March. We've missed early March but are looking at opening up the pledge manager between March 19th and March 26th. If we have any updates we’ll post them here and share them via a Kickstarter update!

We are excited to share that the official pledge manager opening date is June 25th, 2018. This was announced in the 21st Kickstarter update. We hope to see all backers there!

To clarify: there will not be the game available at Essen. We are talking to the manufacturers who are doing our milk carton deck box and the plushie (since neither of those are done by Panda, the manufacturer of the game itself) and it seems that we are likely to have both at Essen. Therefore, backers could perhaps pick them up there. We're currently looking into how this would be possible and we'll edit this post if we have a definitive answer.

"Is it possible to pick up the game in Berlin (or other cities / countries)?"

We’re working on this but cannot confirm anything yet. As of now we’re in touch with multiple retail shops around the world to try and confirm their availability for offering pick-ups to those backers who live nearby or can easily visit.

That depends what you mean, but short answer: yes. We are already offering pre-orders now which provide €5 discount off the MSRP (manufacturer’s suggested retail price) of the game as well as off the 5 to 6 player expansion. Later, we will be offering the game for sale ourselves, via our soon-to-be-launched webstore and in-person at events. We are currently in touch with a variety of retailers from around the world who are interested in purchasing copies of the game. Whether or not copies will be available, physically, at a store in your region is not something we can confirm yet. We are happy to encourage retailers to announce this once they’ve paid for their copies, though!

"What is the difference between the retail and Kickstarter versions of Seize the Bean?"

None. The base game offered on Kickstarter and via our pre-order store on BackerKit is the same exact game that will be available for full-price in stores later. However, both backers and pre-order customers will receive a €5 discount on the base game as well as the expansion, and backers will receive a variety of free add-ons with every copy of the game they purchase. These add-ons will be available for pre-order and retail purchase, however at limited quantities.

"I’ve signed up for the Quality Beast Retailer Network but haven’t received anything yet, did I miss something?"

No, you haven’t. We’re handling our backers first and once everything is setup for them we’ll be in touch. We know you are under time pressure to prepare pre-orders yourself so you can be sure we are moving as quickly as we can. You can expect to see further information by Friday, March 2nd.

We have sent out a newsletter to all signed up retailers on March 16th. If you were signed up before this but did not receive the email please check your spam folder. If you signed up after this please get in touch with us at sales@qualitybeast.com

If you’re a backer at the Decaf Coffee (or higher) level then you’ve paid for early access to the print and play. There has been only one release of the print and play so far and it was mass-messaged to Kickstarter backers of all reward levels early in the campaign. If you missed this, please message us directly on Kickstarter and we’ll send you out a link.

If you’re not a backer then you’ll need to wait until the print and play is completely done and download it from BGG and/or the official Seize the Bean website. There is not yet a publicly announced release date yet.

Future Updates: We know a lot of you are very excited for print and play updates. We are too! Right now we are very focused on making sure the game gets safely into mass production. Therefore it's unlikely there will be further updates until then. We do not have a specific date for the next print and play update but we'll continue to post updates here so it's best to check back if you are interested!

(Edited on 2018/6/16 to announce print and play v3.11.0.)(Edited on 2019/2/21 to announce print and play v3.12.0.)